- Thakhek
- Vinh
- Ha Long
- Hanoi
Day 1: Thakhek – Vinh (L, D)
Pick-up in Thakhek, Laos, and departure for Vietnam. Lunch in Lak Sao district, Laos. Border formalities into Vietnam. Arrive in Vinh city, check in and dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Vinh.
Day 2: Vinh – Ha Long (B, L, D)
Breakfast and check-out. Visit Lang Sen village, then transfer to Ha Long, with lunch at the Thanh Hoa restaurant.
17h00: Arrive in Ha Long, check in and dinner.
Day 3: Ha Long – Hanoi (B, L, D)
Breakfast and check-out, then a boat trip to see the Fighting Cocks islet, the Dog islet and more, and the Thien Cung and Dau Go caves or Sung Sot Cave. Swim at Ti Top islet. Seafood lunch on the boat.
Transfer to Hanoi and visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Check in and dinner.
19h00: Water puppet show, a unique art form found only in Vietnam. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi – Vinh (B, L, D)
Breakfast and check-out, then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, the stilt house where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked, the One Pillar Pagoda and the Ho Chi Minh Museum. Leave for Vinh, with lunch at the Anh Dung restaurant in Ninh Binh province. Arrive in Vinh, check in and dinner. Free time, overnight in Vinh.
Day 5: Vinh – Thakhek (B, L)
Check-out and departure for Thakhek, with breakfast on the bus.
11h30: Border formalities into Laos at the Cau Treo – Nam Phao international border gates, then lunch in Lak Sao, Laos.
16h00: Arrive in Thakhek for the formalities into Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.